Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2024 |
July 2025r |
August 2025p |
July to August 2025 | August 2024 to August 2025 | July to August 2025 | August 2024 to August 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,242.5 | 18,270.8 | 18,274.1 | 3.3 | 31.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.5 | 36.2 | 36.1 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -3.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 214.5 | 217.1 | 217.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Utilities | 133.5 | 134.5 | 135.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Construction | 1,179.0 | 1,178.6 | 1,180.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,560.5 | 1,539.6 | 1,535.9 | -3.7 | -24.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 825.2 | 818.2 | 814.9 | -3.3 | -10.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| Retail trade | 2,004.3 | 1,975.9 | 1,971.3 | -4.6 | -33.0 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 850.6 | 859.5 | 859.8 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 358.3 | 348.1 | 347.2 | -0.9 | -11.2 | -0.3 | -3.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 851.7 | 857.6 | 857.1 | -0.5 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.7 | 295.7 | 296.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,230.5 | 1,234.7 | 1,232.0 | -2.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.2 | 117.9 | 118.8 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 815.6 | 821.9 | 823.4 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Educational services | 1,491.1 | 1,486.6 | 1,492.5 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,401.3 | 2,462.6 | 2,462.5 | -0.1 | 61.3 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 317.3 | 328.6 | 329.1 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,304.5 | 1,295.5 | 1,295.0 | -0.5 | -9.5 | -0.0 | -0.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 576.4 | 574.3 | 572.8 | -1.5 | -3.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Public administration | 1,317.6 | 1,317.0 | 1,322.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216.9 | 222.6 | 221.2 | -1.4 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 79.5 | 79.2 | 77.0 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -2.8 | -3.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 460.2 | 465.9 | 464.1 | -1.9 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| New Brunswick | 359.5 | 365.7 | 365.3 | -0.4 | 5.8 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Quebec | 4,079.4 | 4,075.1 | 4,079.2 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Ontario | 7,081.9 | 7,063.1 | 7,072.9 | 9.8 | -9.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Manitoba | 646.0 | 642.9 | 643.6 | 0.7 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 515.6 | 524.2 | 524.6 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Alberta | 2,163.8 | 2,195.0 | 2,190.6 | -4.4 | 26.8 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,564.6 | 2,561.6 | 2,560.3 | -1.4 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Yukon | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.9 | 27.7 | 27.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.7 |
| Nunavut | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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